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1 4th Grade Industrial Growth and Expansion Resources New York State Learning Standards for Social Studies - Transportation, inventions, communication, and technology (e.g., 1800s Erie Canal, railroads, steamboats, turnpikes, telegraph, cable;; 1900s auto- mobiles, subways, air travel, seaways, telephones, radios and televisions, computer) - Immigration and migration (e.g., Ellis Island;; the mass starvation in Ireland, ;; forced relocation of Native American Indians in New York State) - The important contributions of immigrants to New York State Geographic influences of industrialization and expansion (e.g., natural resources, location);; the interactions between economic and geographic factors. Books: The Erie Canal by Martha E. Kendell (2008) Includes bibliographical references (p ) and index.;;high speed! -- Wedding of the waters -- Solution from a jail cell -- Digging Clinton's ditch -- Well begun, far from done -- All the way - almost -- Locking up and down -- Low bridge -- On the move -- Working like a mule -- At home on a canalboat -- Wheels of progress -- Let's cruise. An exploration of the history of the Erie Canal that discusses its construction and challenges;; examines the geographic and social impact of the project;; and includes illustrations, maps, a glossary, and a chronology. Guided Reading: W 128 Pages Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy (1993) Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Guided Reading: W 150 Pages

2 Railroad Fever : building the Transcontinental Railroad, by Monica Halpern (2004) Railroad Fever illuminates the struggles of the railroad worker, the anger of the Plains Indians, and the many changes in both American life and geography that were prompted by the railroad. The completion of the transcontinental railroad left empty boom towns across the country, changed the ethnic face of America, and, of course, created a new exciting and fast way of travel. Illustrated with period paintings, drawings, and photographs. Also included are a glossary and an index. Guided Reading: S 40 Pages Bright Ideas : the age of invention in America, by Ann Rossi (2005) Learn how inventive minds work and how they overcame obstacles on the path to their great achievements. Read about the building of a brighter America-one that learned how to make a telephone call from coast to coast and took to the road in Henry Ford's cars built on the first assembly lines. Guided Reading: T 40 Pages Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta (2006) Describes some of Ben Franklin's many ideas and inventions, and looks at how they are still being used in the twenty-first century. Guided Reading: O 34 Pages

3 Watt Got you started, Mr. Fulton? : A story of James Watt & Robert Fulton by Robert Quackenbush (1982) A dual biography focusing on humorous highlights in the lives of James Watt and Robert Fulton, whose respective inventions of the steam engine and the steamboat laid the foundation of modern transportation. Guided Reading: P 34 Pages First to Fly : how Wilbur & Orville Wright invented the airplane by Peter Busby (2002) A look at the lives of the Wright brothers, from their childhood interest in flight, through their study of successful gliders and other flying machines, to their triumphs at Kitty Hawk and beyond. Guided Reading: T Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by Elizabeth Rusch (2013) A brief biography of Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla, whose early fascination with electricity caused him to go on to invent alternating current and many devices that helped bring electricity to American households and, eventually, the rest of the world, at the turn of the twentieth century. Guided Reading: Q 39 Pages

4 Marvelous Mattie: how Margaret E. Knight became an inventor by Emily Arnold McNully (2006) Includes bibliographical references. Describes inventor Margaret E. Knight's childhood, explaining how her interest in mechanical innovations began, and tells the story of her invention of a paper bag maker and her legal battle (and win!) for the patent after a man claimed her idea as his own. Knight, Margaret E., Guided Reading: P The Boy Who Invented TV : the story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull (2009) This picture-book biography explains how Farnsworth held on to his dream to develop television and the scientific concepts behind it. Guided Reading: S 34 Pages Andrew Carnegie and the Steel Industry by Lewis K. Parker (2003) Steel is used to make bridges, cars, planes, skyscrapers, and much more. Readers can learn how Andrew Carnegie helped to create a process that made steel easier to make, cheaper to buy, and one of the biggest industries in America. Guided Reading: N 24 Pages

5 Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Railroad Industry by Lewis K. Parker (2003) Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index. A short biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon, focusing on his success as a business man. Vanderbilt was a self-made man who made a big impact on the steamboat and railroad industries. Guided Reading: N 24 Pages Henry Ford and the Automobile Industry by Lewis K. Parker (2003) Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.;;the early years -- Ford's family --Ford's first car -- Ford's automobile company -- More than cars. Introduces the life of Henry Ford, who is best known for his development of an automobile, the Model T, which was affordable partly due to his use of the first moving assembly line. Guided Reading: N 24 Pages Industrial Giants by Debra Housel (2008) Includes index. Provides information about the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and introduces four men who contributed to or took advantage of the new technologies, including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. Guided Reading: S

6 Always Inventing: a photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell by Tom L. Matthews (1999) A biography, with photographs and quotes from Bell himself, which follows this well known inventor from his childhood in Scotland through his life-long efforts to come up with ideas that would improve people's lives. Guided Reading: U 64 Pages The Radio by Richard Spilsbury (2012) Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.;;radio today -- Pioneers of radio -- The first radio -- Wireless world -- Using radio waves -- Into the future. Examines the evolution of radios, their design, and how they affect today's world. Guided Reading: W The Television by Richard Spilsbury (2012) Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. Before television -- Television technology -- The first television -- Television takes off -- Televisions today -- Into the future. Examines the evolution of televisions, their design, and how they affect today's world. Guided Reading: W

7 The Submarine by Richard Spilsbury (2011) Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.;;before submarines -- The first submarines -- Improving submarines -- Submarines with engines -- Exploring the oceans -- Into the future. Examines the evolution of submarines, their design, and how they affect today's world. Guided Reading: W The Telephone by Richard Spilsbury (2011) Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.;;before telephones -- Electric messages -- The first telephones -- Improving the telephone -- Cell phones -- Into the future. Examines the evolution of telephones, their design, and how they affect today's world. Guided Reading: W Inventing the Computer by Marsha Groves (2007) This book presents the history of the computer, from the mechanical calculator designed by Gottfried Leibniz in 1685 to construction on ENIAC, the first programmable electronic computer, in 1944 to today's many uses of microprocessors. Guided Reading: Y

8 We Are Americans: Voices of the Immigrant Experience by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler (2003) A history of immigration to America, from speculation about the earliest immigrants to the present day. Guided Reading: U 194 Pages Ellis Island Doorway to Freedom by Steven Kroll (1995) Describes how the immigration station on Ellis Island served as a gateway into the United States for more than sixteen million immigrants between 1892 and Guided Reading: S If Your Name Was Changed At Ellis Island by Ellen Levine (1993) Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station. Guided Reading: Q 80 Pages

9 Digital Resources Databases: (To access these databases remotely, ask your librarian for your school s username and password.) Brainpop Jr.: Brainpop, Jr. is a database that provides a 3-6 minute video on informational topics followed by a comprehension quiz. The database includes activities and lesson plans as well. It is geared towards grades K-3, but can be used in 4th and 5th grades as well. This video offered by Brainpop Jr. that supports New York State Social Studies Standards on Industrial Growth and Expansion for 4th Grade. Two different online quizzes are offered after each video to check for understanding. They are entitled Easy and Hard with 5 questions each.

10 TrueFlix: Trueflix is a database that includes non- fiction electronic books. Within each selected book you will find a 3-6 minute informational video on the subject, and a list of recommended websites. Trueflix contains these six titles which support the New York State Social Studies Standards on Industrial Growth and Expansion for 4th Grade. The books are 48 pages long, and include a Read- Along button which highlights each word as it is read aloud. Here is a sample page from The Transcontinental Railroad:

11 Each subject in Trueflix has a part called Show What You Know. This is a ten question quiz that can be used to check understanding from the text. Trueflix also offers word match activity that can be done online. Word match gives a clue that can then be matched with a keyword from the text. As you can see from the toolbar on the left, there are project ideas for the classroom, a list of other non-fiction resources on the same topic in Explore More, related websites that have been tested and recommended, and a 3-6 minute video in Watch the Video.

12 World Book Web: The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites. Most all of these World Book Web research tools include options where text can be read aloud to the user. All Ithaca elementary school libraries currently subscribe to World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Discover, World Book Timelines and World Book Classroom: Early World of Learning. For specific training in how to use these amazing tools consult Worldbook s training website or ask your school s librarian. World Book Discover has an article called industrial revolution which aligns with New York State Social Studies Standards for 4th Grade. You can use this link to access the article on day and night: OR you can simply type industrial revolution in World Book Discover and choose the first article. For more information, see these other articles in World Book Discover by typing in the keyword in the search bar at the top:

13 World Book Discover has an article called westward movement in America which aligns with New York State Social Studies Standards for 4th Grade. You can use this link to access the article on day and night: OR you can simply type westward in World Book Discover and choose the first article. World Book Kids offers this puzzle called Westward Expansion Puzzle in easy, medium, and hard.

14 Websites: America s History in the Making While the text is too sophisticated for elementary school, there a primary source images and documents on industrialization that could be used. Library of Congress e/riseind/ Overview on the rise of Industrial America ( ). Information on the American West, Chinese Immigration, and general Immigration to the United States. Child Labor in Factories Explains the effect of the industrial labor on children and how many children worked long hours in factory jobs. Westward Expansion Interactive Map Map shows the progress of western expansion from Ellis Island The official site of Ellis Island gives a brief introduction to the museum near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Many students can probably trace their ancestors to this center, where 12 million immigrants passed on their way to new lives between 1892 and This is a site of information for prospective visitors to Ellis Island, but it also contains an activity that will engage online visitors to take part in the history of the island. Ellis Island: the immigrant experience This section of the Ellis Island website is called the Immigrant Experience and includes a timeline on the Peopling of America and Family Histories of six different American Families. Statue of Liberty Photo Tour NYCtourist.com takes you on this virtual tour of the Statue of Liberty -- from Battery Park, on the ferry, across the water to Liberty Island, and up into the statue itself. The descriptions that accompany the more than 30 photos provide many details of what a visitor experiences on the real tour.

15 ipad apps: Unsettled - by VOA (Voice of America) Cost: Free A story of U.S. Immigration. Includes over a dozen video clips of the immigrant experience, interactive charts, maps and infographics, archival films, audio and stills. NYC: Ellis Island - by Museum Planet, LLC Cost: $0.99 A comprehensive narrated digital tour of Ellis Island. Students can see registry hall, the examination rooms, holding room, hearing room and the graffiti columns. U.S. Westward Expansion - by Codeworx LC Cost: Free Journey on the Lewis and Clark expedition, match territories acquired by the U.S., and learn about the causes and effects of western expansion. Migration Paths - by Cousins & Sears Creative Technologists Cost: Free This app is a visualization of human migration. It displays annual migration data from the United Nations and layers it over maps. The Oregon Trail: American Settler - by Gameloft Cost: Free Just for fun, create and manage your own frontier town.